Okay, I've been all over town and can't find piping gel. So either have to drive out to Michael's tomorrow (30 minutes) or I need to come up with a homemade version of sanding sugar. Is it possible to make your own and have it work well? I have Americolor gels. Can I mix those into granulated sugar to make sanding sugar or is sanding sugar something special?

How about poured sugar, like for sugar bottles? I can't give you directions off the top of my head, but you could look up the thread for sugar bottles. This is just a brainstorm that came out of my head. Not sure how you would get it bubbly, though. Maybe pour a bit the size of your cookie on some foil and put it on a cookie sheet in the oven until it bubbles, than take it out and put it on a cold towel or something to cool it quick.

Okay, I've been all over town and can't find piping gel. So either have to drive out to Michael's tomorrow (30 minutes) or I need to come up with a homemade version of sanding sugar. Is it possible to make your own and have it work well? I have Americolor gels. Can I mix those into granulated sugar to make sanding sugar or is sanding sugar something special?

Sorry I don't have any tips, but as far as I'm concerned, making "cookie latkes" has got to be easier than the real thing! LOL, but I dread making them but LOVE eating them. My kids have already asked my why I'm not in the kitchen already cooking for Chanukah! What more could you ask for than a holiday that celebrates with fried food? Latkes and sufganyiot, the end of my diet! Good luck with the cookies and happy chanukah.

You can make sanding sugar--but it works best with the large grain crystal sugar. Just put some in a plastic zip bag, add just a touch of color and mush it together until the color is well distributed.

I wonder if my Evelyn Rose International Cookery Book has a recipe? I've never actually made them. Seeing as dh has just found out he's got type 2 diabetes, I think latkes will be better than donuts this year!!

Okay, here's my prototype cookie. Can I have some feedback, please? I didn't like how the piping gel looked, because it made the top of the cookie look really messy, so i opted for the colored sugar. So, I'm trying to decide if I should use more, all the way to the inner edge, or if I should mix the yellow with clear for a lighter version?